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D. M. & R. W: BUNDLE. EGG CASE.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 4. 1904,

PATENTED DEC. 27, 1904.

QSEBETS-SHEET 1,

D. M. 6: R. W. BUNDLE. EGG CASE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4.1904.

UNITED STATES Patented December 27, 1904.

PATENT OEETcE.

DANIEL M. RUNDLE AND RALPH W. RUNDLE, OF HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS.

EGG-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 778,711, dated December27, 1904.

Application flied June 4, 1904. Serial No. 211,100. 2

T rtZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, DANIEL M. RUNDLE and RALPH IV. RUNDLE, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Harrisburg, Saline county, State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inEgg-Cases, of which the following is a specification containing a full,clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part hereof.

Our invention relates to improvements in knockdown shipping-cases, andis designedespecially for egg-cases; and it consists of the novelfeatures herein shown, described, and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of an egg-case blank ready to bebuilt up. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the egg-case built up with thecover raised. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the egg-casewith the cover closed. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the egg case withthe cover open. Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-section of the egg-case. Fig.6 is a horizontal section through one end of the eggcase upon anenlarged scale and showing the detail of the fastening device. Fig. 7 isan edge view, upon an enlarged scale, of a piece of the material fromwhich the egg-case may be constructed.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the eggcase blank comprises therectangular bottom portion 10, the side portions 11 and 12, hinged to orformed integral with the bottom portion, the end portions 13 and 14,hinged to or formed integral with the bottom portion, the end portions15 and 16, hinged to or formed integral with the side portion 11, theend portions 17 and 18, hinged to or formed integral with the sideportion 12, the cover portion 19, hinged to or formed integral with theside portion 11, and the end portions 20 and 21, hinged to or formedintegral with the ends of the cover portion 19.- The blank may be formedfrom a sheet of tough paper or cardboard or strawboard, or it may beformed of cellular material, as shown in Fig. 7, or any similar orsuitable material.

In setting up the egg-case the end portions 15 and 17 overlap, and theend portions 16 and 18 overlap, then the end portions 13 and 14 are bentupwardly outside of these end portions 15 and 17 and 16 and 18, thusmaking three thicknesses of the material at each end of the case. Thecentral partition 22 is substantially the same size as the end portionsand is inserted between the sides 11 and 12. The partition-fastener isformed of wire and comprises theupper hook 23, the central loop 24, thelower hook 25, the intermediate portion 26, connecting the hook 23 tothe loop 24, the intermediate portion 27, connecting the loop 24 to thehook 25, the eye 28, engaging the hook 25, the bar 29, extending throughthe loop 24, the hooks and 31 upon the ends of the bar 29, and the eyes32 and 33, engaging the books 30 and 31. The eye 28 is inserted upwardlythrough the opening 34 at the center of the bottom portion 10. Thepartition 22 is placed in position. The hook 23 is pressed downwardlyupon the upper edge of the partition. The loop 24 is pressed through theopening 35 at the center of the partition. The hook 25 is insertedthrough the eye 28. The'bar 29 is inserted through the loop 24. The eyes32 and 33 are inserted inwardly through the openings 36 and 37 in theside portions 11 and 12, and the hooks 30 and 31 are inserted downwardlythrough the eyes 32 and 33. The intermediate portions 26 and 27 serve asvertical braces for the partition, and the bar 29 serves as a horizontalbrace for the partition. The ends of the wires forming the eyes 28, 32,and 33 are bent at right angles to the eyes to form stops and preventthe eyes from being drawn through the material of the egg-case.

The end fasteners are formed of wire, and each fastener comprises thecentral portion 38, the spring-eyes 39 and 40, extending outwardly fromthe ends of the central portion, and the stops 41 and 42,extendingoutwardly from the eyes 39 and 40. The eyes 39 are insertedthrough the alined openings 43, 44, and 45, and the eyes are insertedthrough the alined openings 46, 47, and 48 in the three end portions ateach end of the egg-case, thus leaving the cover 19 open. The outer partof the eyes are enlarged to form the shoulders 49 and 50, andspring-wire is used, so that the eyes will snap through the openings,said shoulders serving to hold the eyes in position.

IVhen it is desired to close the cover, it is pressed downwardly intoposition and the eyes 39 and 40 are inserted through the openings 51 and52 in the cover portions 20 and 21. hen desired, the bails 53, havingthe hooks 5 1 and 55 at their end, may be applied by inserting the hooks5e and 55 through the eyes 39 and 10. The bails may be used eitherbefore the cover is closed or afterward, as desired, said bails beingreadily removable and replaceable.

It is obvious that the details of construction may be varied in manyways without departing from the spirit of our invention. For instance,the cover-section might be disconnected from the remaining part of theblank, and the different portions of the blank might be constructedseparately and connected together by strips of cloth or hinged togetherin any suitable way instead of forming the entire blank out of a singlesheet of material.

WVe claim 1. In a knockdown shipping-case: the bottom portion the sideportions 11 and 12 hinged to the bottom portion; the end portions 13 and14 hinged to the bottom portion; the end portions 15 and 16 hinged tothe side portions 11; the end portions 17 and 18 hinged to the sideportion 12; the cover portion 19 hinged to one of the side portions; andthe end portions 20 and 21 hinged to the cover portion; there beingalined openings 43, 14, a5 and 52 in the four end portions; anda secondseries of alined openings 16, 47, 48 and 51 in the four end portions, incombination with fasteners, each fastener comprising the central portion38, the spring-eyes 39 and 10 extending outwardly from the ends of thecentral portion and adapted to be inserted through the alined openings;and the stops 4:1 and r2 extending outwardly from the eyes 39 andsubstantially as specified.

2. In a knockdown shipping-case: a blank comprising: a bottom portion;side portions extending both ways from the bottom portion; end portionsextending both ways from the bottom portion; end portions extending bothways from both of the side portions; a cover portion extending from oneof the side portions; end portions extending from both ends of the coverportion; there being alined openings through all of said end portions,and

each portion being constructed to bend relative to the other portion, incombination with end fasteners formed of wire and each comprising astraight central portion; spring-eyes extending outwardly from the endsof the central portion and adapted to be inserted through the alinedopenings; said eyes snapping through said openings; substantially asspecified.

3. In a knockdown shipping-case: a blank comprising: a bottom portion;side portions extending both ways from the bottom portion; end portionsextending both ways from the bottom portion; .end portions extendingboth Ways from both of the side portions; a cover portion extending fromone of the side portions; end portions extending from both ends of thecover portion; there being alined openings through all of said endportions, and each portion being constructed to bend relative to theother portion, in combination with end fasteners formed of wire and eachcomprising a straight central portion; spring-eyes extending outwardlyfrom the ends of the central portion and adapted to be inserted throughthe alined openings; said eyes snapping through said openings; and bailshaving hooks at their ends to engage in said eyes; substantially asspecified.

1. In a knockdown shipping-case: the combination with a suitable foldingbox of a removable partition and a partition-fastener; said fastenercomprising an upper hook, a central loop, a lower hook connectedtogether; an eye inserted through the bottom of the box to be engaged bythe lower hook, the central loop being inserted through the central partof the partition, and the upper hook being hooked over the upper edge ofthe partition; a bar extending through the central loop after it isinserted through the partition; hooks upon the ends of the bar; and eyesinserted through the sides of the box to be engaged by said hooks;substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

DANIEL M. BUNDLE. RALPH l/V. BUNDLE. lNitnesses:

J OI-IN L. THOMPSON, JAuus B. Lnwrs.

